Thanks to the generosity of some individual donors, Bay Area Children's Theatre is able to take Story Explorers on the road! We are able to visit a few special needs classrooms this year and present our sensory-friendly, interactive shows designed specifically for them! Words don't do the experience justice, but I think this photo by Melissa Nigro captures beautifully the wonder and meaning that performing these shows brings to me.
Four Immigrants wins 6 SFBATCC Awards!
Last night, The Four Immigrants: An American Musical Manga received the following San Francisco Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle Awards:
- Original Script, Min Kahng
- Original Music, Min Kahng
- Entire Production, Bay Area
- Entire Production, South Bay
- Stage Direction, Leslie Martinson
- Music Direction, Billy Liberatore
I'm am so pleasantly stunned and honored by this recognition! Thank you to all of the many collaborators and supporters who have been a part of the journey of The Four Immigrants!
Creativity Quotation #25
"Before Enlightenment, chop wood, carry water,
After Enlightenment, chop wood, carry water." - Eastern Proverb
Introducing... Austin & Min Write A Musical, The Podcast
Artwork by Melissa Nigro
I'm proud to announce my latest collaboration! But I don't know yet what it is!
Fellow playwright/composer Austin Zumbro and I are embarking on a new musical theatre project, and we thought it would be fun to capture our creative conversations in a podcast!
So, we hope you enjoy literally listening to two dudes with mics throwing out ideas for an as-yet-unborn musical. We also hope it actually leads to a musical!
Austin & Min Write A Musical, The Podcast is available on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, and here!
THE FOUR IMMIGRANTS Nominated for 11 BATCC Awards!
Nominations for the 42nd Annual Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle Awards were announced, and THE FOUR IMMIGRANTS is in the running for 11 categories:
- Entire Production Bay Area
- Entire Production South Bay
- Ensemble
- Original Script - Min Kahng
- Original Music - Min Kahng
- Stage Direction - Leslie Martinson
- Music Direction - William Liberatore
- Choreography - Dottie Lester-White
- Costume Design - Noah Marin
- Lighting Design - Steven Mannshardt
- Set Design - Andrew Boyce
Winners will be announced at the ceremony on March 26, 2018!